Mt. Palay-palay's Black-naped Monarchs Photo Gallery by romy ocon at pbase.com

Mt. Palay-palay's Black-naped Monarchs

Here's a family of Black-naped Monarchs from Mt. Palay-palay (Cavite province), captured today - a stormy July 11th. After some months of familiarizing myself with the 500 f4 IS ( and forcing myself to use it almost exclusively), I'm back to shooting my favorite birding glass (the Sigmonster) to complement the Canon prime..;-)

Many thanks to fellow wild bird photographer Tina Mallari for sharing the location of the Monarch family.

KZ2L4252-800x600.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [1DM2 + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_0334-1000x750.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_0159-1000x750.jpg Philippine Woodpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dendrocopos maculatus Habitat - Lowland and montane forest and edge, in understory and canopy. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC]	IMG_0063-1000x750.jpg Black-naped Monarch (nestlings) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_9827-720x720.jpg Black-naped Monarch (nestlings and adult male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
KZ2L4089-800x600.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Female) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [1DM2 + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_0330-1000x750.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Nestlings about to fledge) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_9994-1000x750.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Nestlings with adult female) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_0045_1-1000x750.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_0115-720x720.jpg Black-naped Monarch (nestling) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
IMG_9954-720x720.jpg Black-naped Monarch (nestlings and adult male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_0258-800x600.jpg Philippine Woodpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dendrocopos maculatus Habitat - Lowland and montane forest and edge, in understory and canopy. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC]	IMG_0357-800x600.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Newly fledged) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]	IMG_9929_1-750x500.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_9929_1-100crop.jpg Black-naped Monarch (Male) Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest. [350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
KZ2L4120-800x600.jpg Zebra Dove Scientific name: Geopelia striata Habitat: Open country, cultivated areas and gardens. [1DM2 + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

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Waynes World of Pictures		18-Dec-2006 07:27
Great Gallery Romy

Guest		24-Jul-2006 02:00
More amazing work!

Karen Moen		20-Jul-2006 10:01
A beautiful gallery with so many beautiful and detailed images as well as the scientific info. Very impressive body of work. Voted.

csmallari		20-Jul-2006 04:33
Excellent captures Romy. The nestlings must be so much bigger now - I'm still hoping and praying that they all survived the typhoon. Your Philippine woodpecker photos are so sharp !!! I should really learn how to capture those birds without the blur on the head ;-D Do you think they will listen to me if I tell them to strike a pose - LOL !!!!!! Yeah right ;-Þ

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